Complete GCSE Chemistry lesson on Catalysts for AQA, Edexcel & OCR – 44 editable slides + differentiated worksheets with full answers. How can a pinch of black powder make a reaction thousands of times faster – and still be sitting there, unchanged, at the end?
Lesson 3 of the C6 Rate and Extent of Chemical Change unit. Suitable for Combined Science (Trilogy) and Triple Chemistry, Foundation and Higher tiers. Just open and teach – every slide, worksheet and answer is done for you.
What’s included
- 44-slide editable PowerPoint – every word at least 28 pt, so it reads clearly from the back of the room (great for SEN, dyslexia and visual impairment)
- Do Now retrieval starter with answers, a hook, I do / we do / you do modelling and clear diagrams
- Mini-whiteboard quiz, a hinge question with explained answers, and click-by-click answer reveals
- Exam-style question with mark scheme and sentence starters, 3-2-1 exit ticket, homework and glossary
- Clickable countdown timers and full teacher notes (spec match, 60-minute lesson plan, common misconceptions)
- 6-page differentiated worksheet pack (Word + PDF) – Bronze, Silver and Gold tasks, a stretch challenge, exam question, exit ticket and full answers and mark schemes
Learning objectives
- Bronze: State what a catalyst is: speeds up, not used up, not in the equation. Give an example of a catalyst and of an enzyme.
- Silver: Explain how a catalyst works using activation energy and a reaction profile. Describe how to show a substance is a catalyst (rate up, mass unchanged).
- Gold: Link the lower Eₐ to collision theory (more successful collisions). Evaluate the use of catalysts in industry; explain why enzymes have an optimum temperature.
Specification
- AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462 / Combined Science Trilogy 8464 – 4.6.1.4
- Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 1CH0 / Combined Science 1SC0 – matching topic content
- OCR Gateway Chemistry A J248 / Combined Science A J250 – matching topic content
Key words: catalyst, activation energy, reaction pathway, reaction profile, not used up, specific, enzyme, biological catalyst, fermentation, catalytic converter
Save money: this lesson is also in the discounted C6 Rate and Extent of Chemical Change complete unit bundle and the full GCSE Chemistry course bundle (C1–C10).
Ideal for KS4 / Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE Chemistry teaching, cover lessons, intervention and revision of catalysts.
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